PUBLIC LAW 95-524—OCT. 27, 1978 "(8) the effect such employment opportunities have had on reducing youth unemployment in the areas of the prime sponsors operating a project; and " (9) the impact of job opportunities provided under the project on other job opportunities for youths in the area.
92 STAT. 1979
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"Subpart 2—Youth Community Conservation and Improvement Projects II, STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
"SEC. 421. I t is the purpose of this subpart to establish a program 29 USC 899. of community conservation and improvement projects to provide employment, work experience, skill training, and opportunities for community service to eligible youths, for a period not to exceed 12 -• months, supplementary to but not replacing opportunities available under title II. DEFINITIONS <(. ii "SEC. 422. As used in this subpart, the term— "(1) 'eligible applicant' means any prime sponsor qualified under section 101 of this Act, sponsors of Native American programs qualified under section 302(c)(1) of this Act, and sponsors of migrant and seasonal farmworkers programs qualified under section 303 of this Act; "(2) 'project applicant' shall have the same meaning as in • section 3 (20) of this Act; "(3) 'eligible youths' means individuals who are unemployed and, at the time of entering employment under this subpart, are ages sixteen to nineteen, inclusive; and " (4) 'community improvement projects' means projects providing work which would not otherwise be carried out, including, J - but not limited to, the rehabilitation or improvement of public facilities; neighborhood improvements; weatherization and basic repairs to low-income housing; energy conservation including ^ solar energy techniques, especially those utilizing materials, and supplies available without cost; removal of architectural barriers to access, by handicapped persons, to public facilities; and conservation, maintenance, or restoration of natural resources on
- publicly held lands other than Federal lands.
29 USC 900. •^"'^' P- 1^^2. Ante, p. 1964. ^"^' P' l^^^.
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"ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
"SEC. 423. (a) Funds available to carry out this subpart for any fiscal 29 USC 901. year shall be allocated in such a manner that not less than 75 percent of such funds shall be allocated among the States on the basis of the relative number of unemployed persons within each State as compared to all States, except that not less than one-half of 1 percent of such funds shall be allocated for projects under this subpart within any one State and not less than one-half of 1 percent of such funds shall be allocated in the aggregate for projects in Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the ^ ^ ' • -' Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. "(b) Of the funds available for this subpart, 2 percent shall be available for projects for Native American eligible youths, and 2 percent shall be available for projects for eligible youths in migrant and seasonal farmworker families. "(c) The remainder of the funds available for this subpart shall be allocated as the Secretary deems appropriate.
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